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...Western Europe. For a time, the U.S. had the advantage of nuclear weapons, but not for long. Franklin Roosevelt once assured Stalin that the U.S. would withdraw from Europe within two years after Hitler was defeated. Instead, faced with the need to protect weakened Western democracies, the U.S. would embark on the Marshall Plan, a bid to make Europeans prosperous enough fast enough to keep them from turning communist, and initiate NATO, its first transatlantic alliance since its 18th century pact with France...
...spot on the medal stand from Canada. And above all, she will embody the essence of the Games: an amateur athlete cooperating and participating among her international peers, striving to fulfill the Olympic motto and ideal of “swifter, higher, stronger.”As we embark upon this New Year, there are many easy opportunities for pessimism and skepticism.The situation in Israel, with the impending passing of Primer Minister Ariel Sharon, may get worse before it gets better. There are wars raging, diseases spreading, and oppressive regimes enduring.In Turin, attendance will be lackluster, some skier will...
...adjusted to new prices, while per capita income in Saudi Arabia has sharply dropped since. A country that is prepared to wield energy weapons must know that it is going to lose in the long run. History gives an unequivocal answer to where Russia will slide, should it embark on this road...
...agents and seeing where I might fall,” he said. “I’ve always been confident that I can play at that level when the time comes.”IMPORTANT CALLIf Fitzpatrick does indeed build on his success of last week and embark on a prosperous career with the St. Louis Rams, the folks of St. Louis just might owe Murphy a little bit more thanks than they originally thought.Murphy, who played his college football at Springfield College, called fellow Springfield alum and current Rams quarterback coach, John Ramsdell, in the spring...
...December 2006, when many students will be returning home for winter break, three Harvard graduate students will embark on a rigorous climbing expedition in an effort to raise $5 million for pediatric oncology research. John S. Serafini—who is in his second year of a joint master’s degree program at Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Kennedy School of Government (KSG)—is the executive director of the graduate group Mountains for Miracles. He will lead their expedition. Serafini said he was motivated by his sister’s recovery from cancer...